Voice, video, data: Which one should you give away?

As growth in the broadband market continues to slow, due to depressed housing starts, a weak economy and a nearly saturated market, competition is intensifying between cable and telco providers, which are increasingly using promotions and giveaways of one service to win the larger residential bundle.

The latest example is Verizon Communications’ offer this week of six months of free DSL to customers who sign up for a one-year contract...